text: The COMOS (acronym for Component Object Server) software system was originally developed and sold by the Logotec Software GmbH, then by the innotec GmbH (founded in 1991 with headquarters in Schwelm, Germany). The first version hit the market in 1996. In 2008, the innotec GmbH was taken over by the Siemens Corporation COMOS is developed further and marketed by a subsidiary, the Siemens Industry Software GmbH. The current status is COMOS Generation 10.